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The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans
In her second collection, entitled The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories, Danielle Evans shares six new stories and the titular novella. Stories starring black women, or the long-lasting effects of racism on black women, Evans's book sounded compelling. But, right away I realized I wasn't connecting with her work. According to the publisher, "Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives." But I felt she zoomed out too far.
For instance, in "Alcatraz" a white soldier is wrongfully accused of murder and imprisoned at Alcatraz in 1920. When he's released, he returns to New York, gets married, and has two daughters. One of those daughters leaves and later returns after giving birth to a black baby. According to neighbors, the woman was ashamed that she brought a black child into a white family. The white grandparents raise the black girl, who later has a daughter of her own. This daughter — the great-granddaughter of the prisoner — is the narrator. We're about a mile from the heart of the story with this young narrator.
The black woman spends her adult life trying to secure the benefits her grandfather deserved. She wants to set the record straight: her grandfather was wrongfully imprisoned and thus denied life-long financial military benefits. However, this is not the story of his Alcatraz in 1920 and her struggle for decades to secure his benefits. Instead, we're given snippets of this woman's history in between pages of the narrator organizing a family field trip to Alcatraz, which includes her mother and the mother's white cousin. The cousins have not seen each other in years because the white woman's mother felt it was wrong for her to play with a black child.
Because Evans approaches this story through the perspective of someone so removed from the prisoner, it feels watered down to me. What is at stake? Is the point that the cousins are reunited? It doesn't seem to be, based on the low importance put on the touristy trip to Alcatraz. Had Evans zoomed in on the life of the grandfather, his prison nightmares, the white daughter showing up with a black baby girl and abandoning her, that baby girl growing up in a white family haunted by a wrongful conviction, her spending decades trying to make it right . . . that was where the story was interesting to me. The narrator felt of little importance, which is not a good sign.
The titular novella, The Office of Historical Corrections, had an interesting premise, especially in the age of Trump: the creation of a government department of people who ensure factual accuracy in an effort to improve the intellectual health of the American public:
The congresswoman envisioned a national network of fact-checkers and historians, a friendly citizen army devoted to making the truth so accessible and appealing it could not be ignored.
The thrust of the novella is a plaque in Wisconsin that needs fact checked. A black man moved to the state in the 1930s, a time when there were no black communities there, opens a business, and then is murdered when a white mob burns the business to the ground with him in it. One fact-checker, a black woman who worked for the Office of Historical Corrections, was fired because she was not fixing incorrect information, just adding to factual statements that leaned toward social justice statements. For instance, including the names of the people who are guilty of burning down the store in 1937 using photographic evidence in which the mob gleefully celebrate their deed. But when another black woman in the agency named Cassie learns the plaque is incorrect because the black man may not have been killed that night, that he escaped that night and disappeared, she heads to Wisconsin to get the facts straight for the public.
The story of the man and his business is interesting, and yet Evens zooms out too far again. Several pages are devoted to Cassie's boyfriend in D.C., a black man named Daniel, in whom she does not seem interested. Then, we read about Cassie's ex-boyfriend, a white liberal in Wisconsin named Nick who is going to meet her when she arrives. The ex is more interesting for what he tells readers about her:
. . . with Daniel, I'd had to learn again how to watch a man move through the world and calibrate his every step to be disarming, how to watch a many worry about his body and conditions under which someone might take his any gesture the wrong way. . . . In Nick's room, in his platform bed, under the locally made quilt, I in fact slept very well.
Based on the skin color of her lover, the woman changes how she navigates the world, how protected she feels in it. Does that mean we need to know so much about Daniel, including several pages devoted to buying him a birthday cake? Not really. He's barely part of the story. We needed to zoom in to really get that tension between how the woman is insulated by a white boyfriend, which juxtaposes how the black man in 1937 was attacked by a white mob.
Again and again, each story made me pause and think, "Wait, why are we so distant from the crux of the story, the interesting parts?" The one that did keep me thinking was "Boys Go to Jupiter," in which a white college student takes a picture of herself in a bikini that looks like the confederate flag during summer break. When she returns to campus in the fall, black students have questions about their safety around her, and the local free speech group defends her choice, though they don't agree with it. I didn't come away with an obvious message, which made me think harder about people's rights vs. their responsibilities, thus making "Boys Go to Jupiter" the most memorable of the collection. To be fair, this story also had a number of extraneous passages, weaving in threads of other themes that made the story feel a bit fluffed, too.
Overall, The Office of Historical Corrections would have benefited from getting closer to the more engaging aspects of each story, choosing a narrator close to the heart of the story, and removing themes and backstory that didn't pull the plot together or advance it.
*I want to thank Riverhead Books for providing a copy free of change through the Goodreads giveaway feature. All thoughts are my own and not affected by their generosity.
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I'd hate to have a department of Fact Checking, the 'facts' would always be skewed towards the ideas of whoever was in charge of the department. In fact, I'm not sure I want Twitter assuming responsibility for putting labels on the tweets of the next Eugene Debs, let alone the next Malcolm X.
I always enjoy your analysis of how a story works or doesn't work. I'm much more likely just to say, Nup, didn't like that.
I don't like the idea of a fact checker being one person, but a whole team of people. I know that when a presidential debate airs, there are sites on which people fact check everything each candidate says. In order to verify a fact, it should come from multiple sources that confirm the same information, etc. I would talk about this when teaching rhetoric, and how to look for people who do use facts, but present them in a skewed way.
Nick read your comment at laughed at your last line. I told him, "And I'm pretty sure the only reason Bill adds that last bit is because I have demanded he do so!" You're so funny.
It's true though, I do appreciate the way you set out your reasons.
Laila@BigReadingLife says:
Frustrating when you can't connect to a whole collection! 😦
Everyone on Goodreads loves it so far, so it feels weird to be the odd one out.
Too bad this one didn't live up to its potential. Sounds like some interesting ideas here.
Well this is a darn shame because the premise of each of those stories sound interesting to me, yet like you, I didn't really feel like I could grasp the point of it, just too much going on that takes you away from the main story. A real missed opportunity here for sure.
Such a tease to give an intriguing premise and then veer left!
That is a shame. I was just telling my husband how wrong the rest of the world is about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society or whatever it's called, as the film was on the TV.
I have the movie saved on my Netflix list! What's wrong with it?
I'm not sure if (how) they could do this in the film, but the book kept pushing the "No one knows that the Channel Islands were occupied during WW2" but of course I knew and I've read books set during that time. Plus it was emotionally manipulative. But everyone in the world apart from me loved it so …
Literary Elephant says:
Ah, sorry to see this one didn't quite work for you. I was so looking forward to this one and already have a copy so I'll still be reading it, but it's good to know to adjust my expectations going in. I hope I'll have a little better luck, as it does sound like the ideas at least are interesting, even if the choice of narrator doesn't always make sense! Great review.
I'm exciting to see your review so I can compare. There are moments in the stories that I "get" are supposed to be bigger, such as when a character steals a key chain, but the emotional impact was small, so small, that the clever/sad moments didn't affect me — but I recognize that they are there.
bookwormmeg says:
I think you make some good points. I did enjoy the collection (I'm usually not a short story fan), though they weren't all hits to me. Boys Go to Jupiter was one of my favorites as was the novella at the end. I didn't feel as disconnected from the narrators, or rather, that they were too disconnected from the stories they told. Perhaps she was trying to drive a different point home than what you found particularly interesting about what was laid before you? Thanks for including this link in your comment on my blog so I could come check it out 🙂
You're welcome! I'm so glad we connected through Jackie. If you were intrigued by Evans's stories and want to read more, check out her first collection. I think it's better. Another collection that really hits home on being black in America is ZZ Packer's short story, collection Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. I used to teach stories from that one.
That's good to know! Thanks for the recommendations.
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Latinx College Student Sense of Belonging: The Role of Campus Subcultures
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Garcia, C. E. (2017). Latinx college student sense of belonging: The role of campus subcultures (Doctoral dissertation). University of Nebraska.
A DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Major: Educational Studies (Educational Leadership and Higher Education), Under the Supervision of Professor Elizabeth Niehaus. Lincoln, Nebraska: April, 2017
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This qualitative, multiple case study incorporated elements of a grounded theory approach to explore the role of involvement in a particular university subculture, Latinx Greek letter organizations, in how Latinx college students develop and make meaning of their sense of belonging within predominantly White institutions. The study was guided by the following questions: (1) How do Latinx college students involved in LGLOs at PWIs experience and develop a sense of belonging? (2) What role (if any) does involvement in Latinx fraternities and sororities play in how Latinx college students experience and develop a sense of belonging at PWIs? Participants included 14 Latinx college students involved in Latinx Greek letter organizations at two large, public universities in the Midwest. Data collection involved individual level and institutional level data. Individual level data were the primarily data source and included a demographic survey in addition to a set of three individual interviews using photo elicitation with each of the 14 participants. Institutional level data included institutional documents and statements as well as interviews with Greek Life staff members at participating institutions.
An exploration of participants' sense of belonging in microsystems, "the immediate, face-to-face setting in which the person exists" (Bronfenbrenner, 1997, p. 302), pointed to five primary characteristics of places of belonging: where I have a role or responsibility, where people look like me, where I am valued and cared for, where my racial identity and culture is recognized and valued, and where I share interests or values with others. These characteristics shaped the extent to which participants felt a sense of belonging within a given setting, which had a ripple effect on individuals' sense of belonging in other contexts. The findings of this study underscored the significance of the role of belonging in campus subcultures for Latinx college students regardless of whether individuals also felt a sense of belonging within the university as a whole, thus highlighting the significance of micro- and macro- levels of belonging in the experiences of Latinx college students. This study offers implications for research and practice based on these findings.
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Description of Ilya Repin's painting "In the Sun"
The year 1900 was marked for Ilya Repin by a second marriage. His chosen one was the admiral's daughter, writer Natalya Nordman-Severova, in whose name he acquired a mansion called Penates in the village of Kuokkala.
At the same time, misfortune happened, for the painter it was simply murderous - Repin's right hand refused, because of which he had to relearn how to paint. Note that at this time, Repin lived quite secluded, he did not visit his friends and did not participate in exhibitions, despite the fact that the artist's estate was located in general not far from the capital.
Note that in "Penates" Repin was destined to live until the end of his days. As a result of subsequent turbulent events, Finland separated from Russia, which has now become Soviet.
The appearance of the portrait of Nadezhda Repina - the daughter of a great artist - also dates from this period. The tone of the picture is unusually light and peaceful: the girl, walking in the park, decided to hide from a sultry day under an umbrella.
She is dressed in the fashion of the last century: in a white blouse, which is adorned with a brooch, and a skirt with a wide belt. She has a hat on her head. The woman's face is extremely calm and peaceful, and only the bumblebee, which appeared from nowhere, can violate this idyll. Note that Repin until the end of his life remained realistic.
Despite the fact that he continued to write at the turn of the century, in his work there are no examples of impressionistic and symbolist experiments such as "Demon" by Vrubel and "Makov in Argenteuil" by C. Monet. However, this did not stop Repin from creating psychologically very accurate and "live" pictures. This applies fully to the canvas "In the Sun."
It seems like a few more moments - and we will feel the heat of the afternoon, we will smell the smell of herbs and flowers, and somewhere nearby we will hear the buzzing of a bumblebee flying to us.
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Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who serves as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has criticized the choice that the Federal Government has made to redesign the naira notes.
The fact that people are starving and require money to buy food, as he points out, demonstrates that the choice made by the government was in the wrong place.
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This was mentioned by Adeboye during a sermon that was given on Friday as part of a programmed event at his church with the subject of "Let it rain."
He asked, "Are you aware of what's happening in our country right now?" It doesn't make any sense at all now. Our Naira right now isn't even worth the paper it's written on, never alone what it was worth before.
"And when people are starving and struggling to find enough money to purchase bread to eat, our executives are thinking about making the Naira more attractive."
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When I look back over the last two years, sometimes it feels I've spent more time wearing a hard hat / high vis and standing on construction sites than actually working with startup founders.
As a former 'tech startup' founder turned 'startup hub' founder it was a massive learning curve for me and an intense phase: but we've bootstrapped it and tripled in size, first expanding into 200 year old whiskey vaults and then old storage space on the mezzanine floor.
That 'build out' phase was a necessary step in our evolution — now the focus is layering new value-adds on the physical platform we've built. That's what Dogpatch Labs is ultimately about: building community, helping founders and following our mission of accelerating the development of the startup ecosystem.
The Dogpatch community today is a mix of Irish startups, international tech companies, social enterprises and corporate offsite innovation hubs, and a diverse membership of freelancers, developers and investors. It has housed some of Ireland's best startups such as Intercom which has gone on to raise over $100M. Besides that, Dogpatch is also supporting the wider tech community with over 200+ events in 2016 and 5,000+ visitors.
Yes, there has been an explosion of corporate accelerators in recent years and yes some seem to just be about 'startup tourism' — but as my friend & mentor Jon Bradford (ex MD Techstars London and now formal advisor to this accelerator) recently wrote there is a very valid role for corporates in the startup ecosystem if done correctly (and vice versa).
Tech is now starting to disrupt the agricultural world and investment is pouring in. At the same time it's really hard for a startup to sell into the agri-industry so an accelerator driven by a top billionaire entrepreneur from the industry is going be truly unique and impactful.
Another reason I was excited about the opportunity to partner on this was the level of engagement from Alltech — the founder and the family (including his son Dr. Mark Lyons), and CIO Aidan Connolly are directly involved and startups get to benefit from their expertise and influence.
Alltech throws one of the biggest annual conferences in the agri-world in Kentucky, USA and this year the selected startups will have an opportunity to pitch on the main stage. All expenses paid from flights, accommodation to high end stands for your startup in 'Innovation Alley' costing thousands of dollars.
It's taken me a few sessions with the Alltech team to fully grasp how big deal this conference is. Think Web Summit for the agri-business world: 3,000 attendees. Millions spent on the production value. One of the largest concentrations of agri-leaders in the world in one place. And you get to be the center of that for the ultimate sales opportunity of your life.
This a global accelerator designed to facilitate both local and international teams and it's a huge boost for Ireland's tech eco-system that Alltech choose to base it here. When we first connected with Alltech, they were considering a number of potential locations & partners for the programme including a number in the US.
Ireland startup ecosystem has a lot to offer and agriculture is such a huge part of Ireland's economy. We are starting to produce some really interesting Irish agritech startups — it's a key vertical of tech that we have an opportunity to be a global leader in.
As a startup hub in Ireland we have a great support networks including Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and others. We're located in the heart of Dublin Docklands beside the European tech giants of Google, Facebook, Airbnb and Twitter. It's 25 minutes to the Dublin Airport and sits on the main public transport hub of Ireland — so international and regional teams can get in and out easily.
Dogpatch Labs is also part of Google Partner Network (see video) meaning that while we are deeply connected to the local tech ecosystem — we are are directly connected with startup hubs across the world and that means these 10 startups get to plug into this international network of physical spaces which includes everything from 30 locations in China to other major agri-industry nations like Brasil and USA.
This is an important milestone for Dogpatch Labs, because this is the first time in two years where we can dedicate an entire part of the business to creating a structured programme for startups and helping these startups grow and for the all the reasons above we're excited the focus is agri-tech and partnering with Alltech.
Dr. Lyons started his agri-science startup in the 1980's and built it into a billion dollar business through innovating and being an entrepreneur — that alone should provide a source of inspiration for any new agri-tech startup, especially for Irish startups. The fact that he now is actively out seeking to help accelerate your agri-tech startup is a massive opportunity and we're excited to help make that happen.


The Bank Street Bookstore has a new home just a few blocks south of its original location on the UWS. I visited over the weekend to find a puppet show and a crowd of toddlers. The charm of the local favorite has maintained my loyalty for nearly a decade.
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After a work induced, blogging hiatus–I thought I'd share images from my most recent travels. I had to escape the stress of New York City and decided to tag along with my husband on a business trip to Washington D.C. There, me and the little one explored the city, visited museums and caught up with old friends.
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Gabriele Baronio, Paola Volonghi, Alberto Signoroni, "Concept and Design of a 3D Printed Support to Assist Hand Scanning for the Realization of Customized Orthosis", Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, vol. 2017, Article ID 8171520, 8 pages, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8171520
Concept and Design of a 3D Printed Support to Assist Hand Scanning for the Realization of Customized Orthosis
Gabriele Baronio ,1 Paola Volonghi,2 and Alberto Signoroni 2
1Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy
2Information Engineering Department, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Academic Editor: Massimo Martorelli
Received29 Jun 2017
Accepted10 Oct 2017
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In the rehabilitation field, the use of additive manufacturing techniques to realize customized orthoses is increasingly widespread. Obtaining a 3D model for the 3D printing phase can be done following different methodologies. We consider the creation of personalized upper limb orthoses, also including fingers, starting from the acquisition of the hand geometry through accurate 3D scanning. However, hand scanning procedure presents differences between healthy subjects and patients affected by pathologies that compromise upper limb functionality. In this work, we present the concept and design of a 3D printed support to assist hand scanning of such patients. The device, realized with FDM additive manufacturing techniques in ABS material, allows palmar acquisitions, and its design and test are motivated by the following needs: (1) immobilizing the hand of patients during the palmar scanning to reduce involuntary movements affecting the scanning quality and (2) keeping hands open and in a correct position, especially to contrast the high degree of hypertonicity of spastic subjects. The resulting device can be used indifferently for the right and the left hand; it is provided in four-dimensional sizes and may be also suitable as a palmar support for the acquisition of the dorsal side of the hand.
In the orthopaedic and rehabilitative fields, there is an increasing interest in the design of customized upper extremity orthosis able to accommodate interindividual anatomy variations of the human body. Prefabricated orthosis and splints can be uncomfortable and unfit, implying various problems such as pain, edema, pressure, and perspiration, often causing important functional loss or even invalidating the therapeutic action of the device [1]. Additive manufacturing technologies, preceded by a reverse engineering process to acquire the geometry and design the orthosis [2], allow the achievement of high levels of customization. For external body parts, although personalized shape modeling can be achieved starting from conventional diagnostic imaging modalities [3, 4], acquisitions by means of 3D scanning devices are often more effective. After being digitized, anatomical data can drive the design of the orthosis through purposeful software. Various rapid prototyping techniques are applicable in the biomedical field, thanks to the continuous evolution of available material and the decrease of the device and production costs [5, 6].
This work is included in a wider project, named RESHAPER (Reverse Engineering of Self-care and Healthcare Aids for Personalized Empowerment and Rehabilitation), that includes the entire reverse engineering chain for the realization of a customized hand orthosis. In a previous paper, we deeply analyzed and suggested a dedicated 3D scanning procedure for hand acquisition [7]. However, applying it to some classes of patients (e.g., affected by tetraplegia due to spinal lesion or poststroke hemiplegia), the pathological hand scanning could be more laborious and troublesome. Pathologic conditions imply the difficulty to maintain a steady position of the hand and fingers, and, according to the degree of hypertonicity, the patients' fingers tend to close involuntary in a fist (Figure 1). This could cause motion artifacts or lack of acquired areas. Other problems may arise while scanning patients with opposite hypotonicity problems, that is, flaccid hands. Since to realize a personalized orthosis a complete hand geometry is needed (either dorsal or palmar side depending on the kind of device), we devise a strategy to overcome the above limitations by a special support able to maintain the hand in a feasible position so as to avoid lack of data and motion artifacts. Accordingly, the objective of the present work is the design of such a hand support to assist the scanning of patients necessitating a personalized orthotic treatment. The support keeps the hand in a steady position, compatible with the degree of muscular tonicity of the patient and not interfering with the ongoing therapeutic treatment. The hand is positioned for the time necessary to scan the entire geometry of the wrist, hand, and fingers and to obtain a high level of acquired surface accuracy. We realized different versions of the support, modifying gradually its design, in accordance with technical and clinical specifications, and the optimal positioning of the fastening devices, always respecting patient comfort.
Some examples of spastic hands evidencing hypertonicity.
2. Related Work
For hand orthosis construction, two paths are typically followed, which however evidence major limitations. In the first one, a complete contact procedure is adopted to create a hand-made personalized orthosis in low-temperature thermoplastic material (LTT). The typical workflow followed by orthopaedic technicians [8] starts with pattern creation, drawing around the patient's wrist and hand on a piece of paper, making attention to relevant landmarks as pressure points. The pattern is refined, and the sheet of paper is cut along the drawing and tested on the patient; later, the material (typically LTT), the padding material, and the fasteners are chosen. The cut paper is transferred on the LTT, that is, later cut and fitted to the patient and adjusted; fasteners are fixed to the orthosis, and finally, optional adjustments are made as the creation of ventilation holes. This type of fabrication is regularly employed in a clinical environment, even if it can be very laborious, time-consuming, and quite painful for the patient.
The second approach includes the use of a 3D scanner to acquire a plaster cast manufactured directly on the hand. A high-metric precision is achieved, and problems related to involuntary patient movements are supposedly removed. However, it is evident how this procedure is time- and material-consuming, invasive, and can be uncomfortable for the patient. Studies that follow this approach do not usually consider the acquisitions of subject affected by spastic or other invalidating pathologies [9]. Possible ways to overcome the inability to scan internal and intricate surfaces due to line-of-sight limitations, occlusions, and anatomical complexity (the hand is a geometrically complex district) are again invasive and difficult to apply on patients without producing discomfort and fatigue [10].
An improvement in terms of comfort, time, and material saving can be the direct scanning of the anatomy of interest [11] to obtain a model that can be integrated in a reverse engineering approach that ends with the 3D printing of the customized orthosis. In literature, such method is typically applied for anatomical portions which are easy to acquire because of the absence of occlusion issues (e.g., leg, arm, forearm, and face, excluding hands and fingers) [9, 12]. High levels of customization can be achieved by following a reverse engineering approach, usually consisting of three main stages [13, 14], which are critically analyzed in [2]: (1) scanning of anatomical parts, (2) processing of the acquired geometry using CAD software, and (3) creation of the device using additive manufacturing technologies. In literature, there are a few studies which analyze the whole hand orthosis realization process [15, 16]; others concentrate on specific stages, taking anatomy acquisition as provided by suitable systems [17–19]. In [7], we tested, on healthy subjects, different scanning methodologies and partially solved the problem of occlusions and involuntary motions by a deformable multiview alignment solution. However, to our knowledge, no studies tried to overcome the problem of lack of acquired data due to spasticity attitude. We address this issue by the design and use of a special support to keep the hand open and as close as possible to the desired position.
3. Materials and Methods
The design of the hand acquisition support was conceived as an iterative procedure, attributable to planning and task clarification, conceptual, and embodiment design and detail design [20].
3.1. Planning and Task Clarification
To our knowledge, no studies dealt with the design and realization of support devices useful to assist the 3D scanning of the hand anatomy, probably due to the scarcity of acquisition procedures of the hand including fingers that are very complex to acquire, especially in cases of patients affected by neurologic disorders.
To better understand the problem of immobilization and positioning of a patient's hand during the acquisition, two representative examples are presented among those analyzed at the rehabilitation clinic Domus Salutis (Brescia, Italy). Hand acquisitions were performed using the structured-light scanners Cronos 3D Dual and Insight by Open Technologies Srl, (Rezzato, Italy), http://www.scanner3d.it/en/. The scanning procedure identified in [7] was applied here on subjects needing an auxiliary device in order to keep their hands in the proper position during scanning. The tendency to close the hand in a fist was confirmed by the preliminary tests, and in some cases, it produced useless acquisition due to the lack of internal areas, making the use of an auxiliary device to keep the hand open necessary. Moreover, for some patients, beyond the expected issues in maintaining a steady position, we observed additional difficulties in assuming the voluntary supine position of the hand, which is instead useful to facilitate the palmar side acquisition.
In the first case, shown in Figure 2(a), the low tonicity of the patient's hand allows the limb to be placed in an almost optimal position for the acquisition of the hand side, with a minimum intervention of the therapist (visible finger index). The acquisition result (Figure 2(b)) highlights two typical issues: the surface of the fingers is not sufficiently complete (more views needed), and the thumb moved during the scanning.
Hypotonic patient: (a) 3D scanning and (b) acquired data.
In the second example, shown in Figure 3(a), the therapist's intervention in the acquisition phase is greater, and the patient's hand must be held firmly using the corresponding fingers of the therapist. However, the 3D acquisition result is more satisfactory for both completeness and accuracy (Figure 3(b)).
Hypertonic patient: (a) 3D scanning and (b) acquired data.
Based on the considerations emerged among clinicians, therapists, and engineers, by the qualitative analysis of the results of the above and other scanning tests, the need to improve the scanning process of the palmar side during hand acquisition clearly emerged. Here, we address the emerged issues by the design and the 3D printing fabrication of a dedicated immobilization support according to the following requirements list: (i)Bilateral (right and left hand) use(ii)Bifrontal (palmar and dorsal) acquisitions(iii)Low cost(iv)Easy to position and fix(v)Acquisition of the anatomy in a physiologic position(vi)Wearable by different hand sizes
3.2. Conceptual and Embodiment Design
Since the scope of the present work was to satisfy a completely new necessity, that is, to acquire hand geometry including fingers using 3D scanners in subjects with compromised functionality of their limb, the design phase paid attention to device functionality and the possibility to easily and quickly obtain prototypes with different geometry and increasing complexity.
A satisfactory solution was obtained here through iterative process that consist in identifying additional technical specifications, assessing progressive geometry modifications thanks to 3D printing. With the future works, we will optimize the device, performing functionality tests and finite element analysis.
The operational workflow is reported in Figure 4.
Operational workflow for the support design and realization.
Version 1 (V1) was realized to satisfy initial technical requirements: (i)Shape compatible with human hands that could be applied on both left and right hand(ii)Support made with additive manufacturing (3D printing)(iii)Arrangement of eyelets to fix the support to the hands of the patients.
Version 2 (V2) included additional specification: (i)The support should be designed with a shape reproducing the neutral position of the hand.(ii)The eyelets should be more numerous, to allow a flexible fixing of the fingers.
The neutral posture of the hand is a position of equilibrium without active muscle contraction, and it is considered by the therapists as the optimal position to treat spastic hand. Heo et al. [21] described such position as follows: the wrist is extended 20° in neutral radial/ulnar deviation, the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints are flexed approximately 45°, the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints are flexed between 30° and 45°, and the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints are flexed between 10° and 20°.
Version 3 (V3) was realized to fulfill more specific requirements: (i)The thumb had to be kept in opposition to other fingers.(ii)Different sizes of the support must be realized.(iii)Velcro fastening chosen for V2 should be replaced with another fastening solution.
Anthropometric measurements were considered to realize different sizes of the support. Pheasant [22] described measures of the hands distinguishing men and women, reporting the 5th, 50th, and 95th percentiles. Since in literature a universal definition of hand sizes is not present, we decided to combine in a suitable way the percentiles and we defined four different sizes: size XS (5th percentile women), size S (50th percentile women and 5th percentile men), size M (95th percentile women and 50th percentile men), and size L (95th percentile men) (Figure 5).
Sizes.
The measures that were considered in this work are illustrated in Figure 6: palm length (2), thumb length (3), index finger length (4), middle finger length (5), ring finger length (6), little finger length (7), index fingers breadth (10), and handbreadth (12) [22]. The total length of the fingers was not enough, due to the different angular position of the three phalanges. The length of each phalanx of each finger was reconstructed through relations found by Buryanov and Kotiuk [23] that measured the relative distances (in percentage) to the joints of the fingers. Formulas we used were as follows: where (i) is length of the third phalanx; (ii) is length of the second phalanx; (iii) is the web height (to the metacarpophalangeal joint); (iv) is external length of the finger (from the tip to the thenar webbing); (v) is tabulated value in percentage from [23].
Reference measurements (adapted from pheasant [22]).
The length of the first phalanx was deduced from the difference between the total length of the finger () and the length of the second and third phalanges ( and ), adding the web height to arrive up to the MCP joints. We considered for each phalanx the biggest value of the four fingers.
3.3. Detail Design
Supports have been modeled with CAD software and realized by 3D printing using a FDM printer (Stratasys "Dimension BST 1200es") employing ABS material (ABSplus, Tensile Strength: 37 mpa) with a layer thickness of 0.254 mm and build size 254 × 254 × 305 mm.
The thickness of the support was equal to 3.5 mm [16]; later, it was increased to 5 mm to improve the stiffness of the device.
This printer is suitable for prototype design and testing, ensuring sufficient stiffness characteristics to the product. For larger-scale usage, further optimizations and fabrication with professional 3D printers (with the use of more advanced and certified medical materials) are to be taken into consideration.
V1 was tested on a volunteer hand, and it was fixed using masking tape (Figure 7). The palm-like shape was considered appropriate, but some limits emerged: the flat shape could be uncomfortable (even for healthy subjects) if not even painful (especially for patients) and the completely open position of the hand (0° flexion of fingers and wrist) is not to be considered of therapeutic value, rather it could be detrimental for the treatment.
Support version V1: design, fabrication, and use.
V2 had 5 eyelets instead of 3 to fix the fingers excluding the thumb. The design and a prototype are reported in Figure 8, while in Table 1, the angular measurements, chosen in accordance with clinicians and occupational therapists, are reported. The principal limitation of this version was the lengths of the different hand portions that was chosen based on a volunteer's hand dimensions. Since the masking tape used in V1 resulted discomfort, it was replaced by Velcro strips.
Angle name Degree
phi1 20°
Angular measures of support for neutral position of the hand (for parameter significance, see Figure 8).
In V3, little wings were realized in correspondence of the thumb, to facilitate its opposition to the other fingers. They were bent with an angle of 60° with respect to the hand plane (Figure 9).
The established lengths in this work are reported in Table 2, where is the palm length (pheasant measure [22], number 2 in Figure 4, reduced by the web height P1); P1, P2, and P3 are the phalange length; WB is the wrist breadth that we considered equivalent to the handbreadth (number 12 in Figure 4); WR is the wrist length that we established as fixed for each size; length, width, and height are the overall dimensions of the support (Figure 9).
Size S Size XS Size M Size L
PA 78 86 93 102
P1 39 43 47 50
WB 69 77 85 95
WR 60 60 60 60
Length 194 207 219 232
Width 175 177 179 181
Height 60 65 71 76
Considered values (in mm) for each size.
Fixing was performed replacing Velcro with synthetic leather closed with buckles since, in our context, Velcro strips are not very practical and may cause skin irritation.
Fulfillment of the support requirement list is compared in Table 3. The analysis proposed in Table 3 shows a comparison, where for each requirement, "-" was assigned if the requirement is not satisfied, "+" if the requirement is satisfied, and "++" if the requirement is well satisfied.
Requirement list Version V1 Version V2 Version V3
Right and left hand use + + +
Palmar acquisitions + ++ ++
Low cost (3D printing time) ++ + +
Easy to position and fix − + ++
Acquisition of the anatomy in a physiologic position − + ++
Wearable by different hand sizes − − ++
Support version comparison.
It is noteworthy to observe that the shape of the support V3 is also suitable for a bilateral usage, that is, as a support for the hand palm for correct scanning in case of acquisition of the dorsal side of both right and left hands, for possible design and realization of dorsal orthoses.
It is also important to clarify that reproducibility of the hand positioning on the support was not a cogent requirement, since the orthosis can be finely corrected via suitable software tools. Moreover, intersubject reproducibility is difficult to define due to the large differences in the degrees of pathological conditions (e.g., more or less hypertonicity).
The design methodology used in this experimental work was highly iterative/interactive and characterized by a continuous comparison between clinical and design requirements; by testing the first version of the support, we understood where to improve it; the second version was obtained first and then the third one. In this context, the use of additive manufacturing techniques for the fabrication of various support prototypes has proved to be fundamental. In a suitable time, we succeeded in obtaining very different morphology support samples without having to resort to more expensive and time-consuming manufacturing processes.
A supporting device was developed based on the hand immobilization requirements when acquiring the palmar hand side of mobility-limited patients by means of 3D scanners.
The iterative designing process and the interaction between clinicians and designers made it necessary to design and produce more versions of the supporting device.
The use of additive manufacturing techniques in the development of the device allowed us to follow and pursue the design process successfully.
The resulting product, besides being usable indifferently on the right or left hand, may be suitable as a palmar support in the acquisition of the dorsal side of the hand.
As a next step in the project, we will extend the usage of the designed supporting device to a wider sample of patients and acquired data will be used for the design of custom orthoses.
This work is a study included as part of a wider project (RESHAPER, Reverse Engineering of Self-care and Healthcare Aids for Personalized Empowerment and Rehabilitation).
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this manuscript.
This work is funded by the University of Brescia and Open Technologies Srl, in cooperation with Fondazione Teresa Camplani-Casa di Cura Domus Salutis, Partec Srl, and Brixia Accessibility Lab (BrAL).
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One of the most naturally gifted forwards in NHL history, Gilbert Perreault dazzled fans and the opposition defenses with his famed end-to-end rushes. He was the first building block in place when Punch Imlach began assembling the Buffalo Sabres in 1970. Throughout his nearly 17-year career that was spent entirely with Buffalo, Perreault was consistently one of the game's most entertaining figures. His laid-back and shy personality kept him from gaining the fame of some of the other stars of his era.
Perreault was a junior phenomenon when he led the Montreal Junior Canadiens to consecutive Memorial Cup wins in 1969 and 1970. After leading the club to their repeat national championship, Perreault was named the most valuable player in the OHA.
The Buffalo Sabres acquired the first pick in the 1970 Amateur Draft when coach and general manager Imlach won a spin of the wheel over expansion cousin Vancouver. Perreault was the obvious choice, and he lived up to his advance billing by establishing rookie scoring records of 38 goals and 72 points in 1970-71. He easily outdistanced runner-up Jude Drouin of the Minnesota North Stars in the Calder Trophy voting. In his sophomore year, he scored 26 goals and 74 points while being chosen to play for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the USSR.
The fortunes of the Buffalo franchise were enhanced by the placement of wingers Richard Martin and Rene Robert with Perreault. The French Connection became the most exciting trio in the league and was a major reason the Sabres qualified for the playoffs in only their third year of existence. A gentleman on the ice, Perreault was the recipient of the Lady Byng Trophy in 1973.
The team didn't fare as well in 1973-74 and missed the playoffs. A major factor in their regression was a broken leg suffered by Perreault that limited him to 55 games. The French Connection and the team rebounded in dramatic fashion the next year. They recorded a franchise record of 113 points and reached the Stanley Cup finals, where they lost to defending champion Philadelphia in a competitive six-game series. Each member of Buffalo's top forward unit finished in the top 10 of the NHL scoring parade during the regular season.
The Sabres never attained the playoff success of 1975 again, but Perreault did record a personal high of 113 points in 1975-76. Later that year, he helped his country win the inaugural Canada Cup. He continued to excel through the rest of the decade and enjoyed his finest post-season in 1980 with 21 points in 14 games as Buffalo reached the Stanley Cup semifinals.
Although he was in the latter stages of his career in the 1980s, Perreault turned in four straight 30-goal seasons between 1981 and 1985. He starred as Wayne Gretzky's linemate at the 1981 Canada Cup, and he was playing some of the best hockey of his career with nine points in four games when he was forced out of the tournament with a broken ankle.
Following the trade of Danny Gare to Detroit on December 2, 1981, Perreault was named Buffalo's team captain, a position he held until his retirement in 1986-87. On April 3, 1982, he became the 16th player to register 1,000 points. Perreault scored his 500th goal against Alain Chevrier on March 9, 1986. After playing 20 games the following season, he retired with 512 goals and 1,326 points to his credit. Perreault was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.


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GAZE LGBT Film Festival launches 27th edition of programme
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This evening the GAZE Film Festival hosts a sold-out preview screening of Vita & Virginia, but last night saw one of Ireland's premiere annual festivals launch their 27th programme. Another exceptional line-up of LGBTQ cinema comes to the fair city of film this August.
The GAZE LGBT Film Festival officially launched the programme for the 27th festival last night. The launch took place at The Dock, Accenture's flagship R&D and Global Innovation Centre and was attended by special guests and filmmakers.
The GAZE LGBT Film Festival announced yet another packed line-up of International and Irish films and guest filmmakers taking part in the festival which runs from 1st – 5th August 2019 at Light House Cinema, Smithfield. Numerous filmmakers will be discussing their work and meeting audiences during Q&As after screenings of films that explore a diverse range of subjects, styles and stories.
Chairperson of the Board of GAZE, Sarah Williams, welcomed guests by saying:
"We're thrilled to launch this very ambitious festival programme with our audiences and friends tonight, particularly our valued lead sponsors Accenture. We share the belief that equality is non-negotiable and sharing the power of our LGBT stories is what GAZE is all about. GAZE is about visibility, advocacy, remembrance and sharing a vision for the future. We are passionate about providing a platform for new international and Irish LGBT film and look forward to welcoming a broad audience to this year's event."
GAZE programmer Roisín Geraghty said:
"This year's programme is intersectional, intergenerational, and as always, international. We really hope that audiences will come to support the festival and enjoy the selection of films and discussions on offer. This year marks my fifth and final GAZE programme, and I want to say thanks to colleagues, sponsors and audiences alike for their support."
Vicky Godolphin, managing director, Accenture Digital and Pride at Accenture in Ireland sponsor added;
"We are delighted to be the lead sponsor of the GAZE LGBT Film Festival again this year and to host the programme launch this evening. Each year, the festival is an inclusive weekend that welcomes people of all backgrounds to celebrate and remember the LGBT community through the power of film. At Accenture, we too ensure an inclusive environment for all our people regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression which, in turn, creates trust, innovation and growth."
Major titles announced include the opening gala screening, Deep in Vogue, a riotous look at the Manchester vogue scene; Mapplethorpe, which chronicles the volatile life and astounding art of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe; along with the closing film starring Laura Dern, JT Leroy, where director Justin Kelly brings the completely bonkers true story of JT to the screen for the first time in fiction form, capturing the human drama behind the headlines of 'the literary hoax of our generation".
A spotlight on Latin American LGBT films will showcase five features from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, along with numerous short films represented across the shorts programmes in the festival. These bring together vastly different story forms, narrative styles and emotional responses.
The GAZE Film Festival is also delighted to be partnering with the IFI's Education Department and BeLonG To Youth Services on a special 15 – 18s screening of Handsome Devil, including a Q&A with writer / director John Butler.
Screenings form a key part of the GAZE 2019 Film Festival programme, which will show the very best in contemporary LGBT films, but will also include discussions and special events including a special Queer Family Event on Monday 5th August, which is tailored to appeal to all families. This will include a special screening of The Little Mermaid, and Drag Queen Story Time at The Gutter Bookshop in Temple Bar. Full details of all the events are available at www.gaze.ie , where tickets are also on sale.
The GAZE Film Festival is kindly sponsored by Accenture, funded by partners Three, Dublin City Council, The Arts Council, and is supported by Venue Partners; Light House Cinema, IFI and The Gutter Bookshop. Other additional advertisers and Friends also provide valuable support.
The GAZE 2019 Film Festival takes place at Light House Cinema, Smithfield, from August 1st – 5th 2019 with some of the programme also taking place in the IFI and The Gutter Bookshop.
Press release courtesy of Limelight PR
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Six Flags Great Adventure's animal care team is celebrating the birth of an adorable giraffe calf at the Safari. Mika, a female reticulated giraffe, was born to first-time mom Noel Oct. 11 inside the giraffe barn. Mika is the Safari's ninth giraffe.


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It's official...Team Mike's Bikes p/b Incase (TMB) is excited to announce that locally based Equator Coffee & Teas (http://www.equatorcoffees.com) is the team's newest sponsor. We've been looking for a coffee company that believed in what we are trying to accomplish and wanted to come on board and help make it happen. We are thrilled to have found Equator Coffee & Teas. Equator is a San Rafael based company co-founded in 1995 by Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell. They have earned an outstanding reputation as purveyors and roasters who provide distinctive specialty coffees and rare teas at competitive prices, with unparallelled customer service. Their mission is to continue to be a growing customer-centric company, dedicated to quality, environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Their commitment is to procure distinctive coffees from growers who practice responsible land stewardship and bio friendly farming techniques. This commitment has won over renowned chefs like Thomas Keller (French Laundry, Bouchon Restaurants & Bakeries), Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere), Elizabeth Faulker (Citizen Cake) and Pascal Rigo (Bay Bread).
"Cycling and coffee just go together. We've been looking for a coffee company to partner with since the beginning of the year," explained Dana Williams, one of the team's senior elite riders who also helps with team marketing. "The introduction to Equator was made by a current employee of Mike's Bikes who used to work for them. Matt Adams (President of Mike's Bikes) and I sat down with Helen, Brooke and their marketing team and shared the team's vision, core values and benefits team partners receive. They got it right away and jumped on board."
If you're wondering 'So how can I try some of Equator's exceptional coffee and tea and/or meet and ride with TMB riders?', then there's a perfect opportunity this weekend. Equator will be opening their very first coffee bar at Proof Lab Surf Shop in Mill Valley this Saturday (June 22nd). Everybody is invited to the Grand Opening weekend celebration. Riders from TMB will be leading a ride around Paradise Drive departing the new coffee shop at 10AM.
Did we mention FREE coffee? Yep, Equator baristas will be serving up everything from freshly brewed coffee to cappuccinos all weekend long, plus herbal ice tea and hot chocolates for the kids. More details on the Grand Opening can be found here: Equator Coffees at Proof Lab.
We look forward to meeting new faces and supporters on Saturday.


Saudi cement producers will meet government officials soon to discuss lifting the ban on their exports by around 20 per cent, a Saudi daily reported on Thursday.
The Gulf Kingdom's cement companies will in turn ensure a two-month supply for the local market, the Arabic language Alyaum newspaper said, quoting Abdullah Ridwan, chairman of the construction and property committee at the Jeddah chamber of commerce and industry.
"The cement companies in the Kingdom are preparing to meet representatives from the commerce and industry ministry to discuss allowing them to export 20 per cent of their production……if the export is approved, the companies will be committed to supplying the local market with production for two months," he said without specifying a date for the talks.
Ridwan said cement supply in the Saudi market is currently higher than demand, warning that some cement firms could suspend production if they are not allowed to export their surplus output.
"This is because demand is currently weak…if the companies are allowed to export that quantity, this will positively affect the market and their business," he said.
The paper quoted a Saudi cement company executive as saying cement could be exported to the other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members as well as Sudan and other African nations, Spain and Latin America.
"The cement companies in the Kingdom need to export because they have been adversely affected by the increase in domestic fuel prices…we will give guarantees to provide the local market with sufficient cement quantities in case the commerce and industry ministry agrees to partially lift the ban on exports, " said Safar Dhafeer, CEO of Southern Province Cement Co.
He expected cement demand in Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab economy, to remain almost unchanged at around 60 million tonnes in 2016 compared with 2015.


Page, Arizona is the hub of a wheel called the Grand Circle - an area that includes the National Parks and Monuments that dot the varied terrain of northern Arizona and southern Utah and Colorado.We won't be able to see it all on this trip.
We've just entered Utah - our final state to explore on this five-month trip. By the end of May, we will be back home in Ontario. Choosing what to see and what to miss in the Grand Circle has caused considerable stress. We tried to estimate how much time to allow for each area we want to explore. In the end, we had to concede there isn't enough time and decided to make "new" experiences a priority. We'll stop only briefly at locations we've visited before. But that is SO DIFFICULT to do in our favorite state. Invariably, we spend twice as long as anticipated at most stops or add an unplanned must-do hike.
Our first stop was intended to be just a quick touchdown. We've camped at Lake Powel's Lone Rock Beach several times.
Before our quick lunch was made, someone called out Randy's name - recognizing his "distinctive style" I guess, from my blog photos. We had met new friends.
With pretty scenery AND a dinner invitation, how could we resist the temptation to stay on?
We meet a lot of great people on the road but, once in a while, we recognize a special connection. Such was the case with Bruce and Sheila. We just clicked.
Reluctantly, we did move on into the lower Escalante the next day and stuck to our promise to do hikes that were new to us.
We followed a cow path to this area marked on the park map simply as "White Rocks" (a point of interest).
And along the Paria Box as far as these caves.
This hike required several river crossings and Randy, whose boots aren't as water-tight as mine, tried some creative "trail building".
We love scrambling off-trail on slickrock and had plenty of opportunity for it. Randy wanted to climb a giant gold rock we had passed on our drive to Hackberry Canyon. We encountered some Swiss hikers who told us we could climb up to that rock from the Paria Box so we stayed in the area a day longer than planned to do what ended up being the longest hike of our trip. We have no idea how long this trail was - it's not on the official maps and a ranger we talked to later didn't even know about it - but we estimate the round-trip was over nine miles.
Randy climbed to the top but, by then, I was too bushed to even attempt it. I needed all my reserve energy for the return trip.
The next day, in Kanab, we found out there is a much shorter route to the top of what they call, Yellow Rock. In fact, we had actually been parked at the trailhead two days ago and didn't even know it. Arrrgh!
I know, I know ... you're saying, "Enough with the pictures of rocks already, or I'm going to stop following this blog!" You'll be glad we only spent one day in Zion National Park. This is, however, the park with the most majestic of all rocks. Just two photos - indulge me, please?
Once again, we camped in amazing, scenic, free locations, including this familiar one, near Zion. Do you recognize it?
This is the same free boondocking campsite that made it into The New York Times.
Continuing on the Grand Circle route, our adventure trail eases north and east. With less than a month until we head home, there are still so many stops we want to make. Can we get them all in?


The business has also shown the price selection of the smartphones. Samsung is targeting $4 billion (approximately Rs. 27,700 crores) in earnings from the Galaxy A-series of mobiles from 2019, is geared up to challenge its Chinese rivals with various new devices, such as the Galaxy A70 smartphone following week along with also the Galaxy A80 in May, a top company official said on Monday. The Samsung Galaxy A80 was formally unveiled a week, whereas the Galaxy A70 was released last month.
"We will start the Galaxy A70 at India next week at the Rs. 25,000 – Rs. 30,000 mount as well as the Galaxy A80 from the Rs. 45,000 – Rs. 50,000 mount in May," Ranjivjit Singh, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Samsung India, told IANS.
With a 6.7-inch Infinity-U Screen, the Samsung Galaxy A70 includes 4,500mAh battery, 25W Super-Charging rapid charging technologies, and a double camera camera system in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy A80, that was declared internationally on April 10, includes a pop up rotating triple-camera program, and also a full-screen screen.
The South Korean technology giant is now facing stiff competition from Chinese smartphone manufacturers, particularly in the budget and midsize segment.
Samsung's increased focus on the Galaxy A-series that offers phones in the Rs. 10,000 into Rs. 50,000 section, reveals that the provider is about to present its Chinese rivals a difficult fight in the forthcoming days.
"We're targeting $4 billion in the Galaxy A show within the calendar year. Just at the first 40 days beginning March 1, we've offered a total of 2 million units of 3 Galaxy'A' versions in India — A50, A30, and A10. The earnings turnover from those 3 mobiles in 40 days is $500 million. I believe that is a listing for any new in the business," Singh added.
"When the remainder of the portfolio at the Galaxy A-series becomes available we're sure of not just attaining, but surpassing our goal," he stated, adding the Galaxy A-series telephones will be accessible across the stations – both offline and online.
Samsung earlier declared that it would start a minumum of one telephone each month from March to June this year.
Before this month, it declared the Galaxy A20, its fourth largest smartphone at the Galaxy A show this past year. Back in March, Samsung launched Galaxy A10 for Rs. 8,490, Galaxy A30 for both Rs. 16,990, and Galaxy A50 in 2 variations – one for Rs. 19,990 along with another in Rs. 22,990.
Samsung currently has a telephone at the Galaxy A series in virtually all price ranges from the Rs. 10,000 into Rs. 50,000 bracket. To remember, Samsung lately confirmed it's doing with all the Galaxy J-series, together with the Galaxy A-series to substitute it.
"The portfolio is ever-evolving together with the user. To reach $4 billion earnings I'll need to examine each chance. We'll think of the ideal chance for the range you're speaking about (the Rs. 30,000-Rs. 45,000 section ). Just because we haven't declared Galaxy A-series telephone inside this range in India, doesn't mean we aren't working on it," Singh told IANS.
Samsung India, that gained revenues of $5.5 billion out of the smartphones business from the nation from the 2018 fiscal year, can also be starting other cheaper phones — such as the'M' series — to carry on the Chinese smartphone manufacturers.
"We will send out Galaxy A2 heart this week in Rs. 5,290. This will be a huge boost to folks who wish to change out of attribute phones . This will be enormous concerning quantity," Singh added.


This brilliant little home-built aircraft is something that many people have used – and adored – over the years. First offered to homebuilders in 1976. It's still in use today in many places and has become hugely popular thanks to its rather unique looking design and the characteristic nature that it carries forward.
It was designed with the aim of being used in many different fashions, and It soon became a really important aircraft that was, for quite some time, seen as the perfect solution to homebuilt aircraft needs. The aircraft is still in use today and this package looks to really capture it for all of its glory, with every little detail and addition being included in here to give you a true sense of how fun an aircraft like this can be, regardless of how it looks!
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After Suzuki, Nissan, Toyota, Tata, Chery, Ford, General Motors and other carmakers, Japan's Mazda Motor Corp has said it will start selling new vehicles soon in Myanmar.
As a part of a plan to sell cars in all member countries of ASEAN, Mazda plans to send a range of vehicles to Myanmar rather than only sell low-grade models, Chief Executive Masamichi Kogai told Reuters.
"The purpose is to build our brand and create Mazda fans," he tsaid, adding that the start of sales "won't be so distant in the future" but the number of vehicles sold there will be small.
There are around 340,000 passenger cars registered in Myanmar, government data shows, shared among a population of more than 60 million people. Most of the cars are Japanese.


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Abstract Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The view is from overhead and slightly to the south and includes an area extending north to Iowa Avenue, west to Race Street, south to Wesley Avenue, and east to Monroe Street. Campus buildings visible in the photo include University of Denver Stadium, the Fieldhouse, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Chapel, University Hall, the Iliff School of Theology, Chamberlin Observatory, Mary Reed Building, Carnegie...
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And no, Kovu isn't on this list because "The Lion King II" shouldn't really be a movie.
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It's the age-old question: why did they make this cartoon animal so attractive?
OK, so maybe not age-old, but if you claim haven't been attracted to at least one of these characters (and you're attracted to men), you're lying. Each one was given a personality and characterization that makes viewers at home reevaluate their standards. But then comes the follow up: cartoons aside, does this make me a furry? And girls, gays, and theys I am here today to relieve you of that question, because if he is on this list, your answer is simply no, you are not.
So here is the definitive list of cartoon animals you can find attractive without any suspicion of being a furry.
Disclaimer: I mean no offense to the furry community, I'm simply presenting this list for those who feel confused by their attraction to a cartoon fox.
1. Simba, "The Lion King"
His character arc, his confidence, his ability to embrace both a laid-back lifestyle and one where you (at least eventually) honor your commitments. Would he ghost you? Probably, seeing as he ghosted everyone he ever knew. But who hasn't found someone attractive and then been ghosted by them. If it's Simba, you're safe. That said, if you feel that way during the live-action version, you may need to do some self-evaluation.
2. Nick Wilde, "Zootopia"
Okay they animated him to do this smirk every other minute, so no one can be blamed for this. The loosened tie, the bad boy good heart stereotype - if you aren't at least a little attracted to Nick Wilde, I'm worried about you.
3. Thomas O'Malley the alley cat, "The Aristocats"
While the title is gold, this movie is problematic, so I'm not suggesting you watch it. If you have seen it, however, you know what I'm talking about. He's committed, he can sing, and he helps both her and her kids. A prince.
4. Spirit the horse, "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
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Yes, I understand that he doesn't talk, so this may be controversial, however, I'd be doing the world a disservice if he wasn't on this list. He's strong, he's loyal, he never gives up, and there's just something about him. No, thinking that doesn't make you a furry. No, loving this movie doesn't make you a horse girl. Yes, if you haven't seen it you need to right now because its honestly cinematically exceptional.
5. That one tiger on the train, "Zootopia"
You just know this tiger would treat you right. He's a professional dancer, he takes public transportation (economic and eco-friendly king), and he reads. Do we know anything else about him? Nope. Do we need to? Also no. He's earned his spot on the list.
6. Robin Hood, "Robin Hood"
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Last but certainly not least is the fox who is also Robin Hood. He's incredibly talented, he gives to the poor, and he's always there for Maid Marion (who is for sure on the female equivalent of this list, alongside that one girl fish from "Shark Tale"). This is just like simping for the real Robin Hood, so no one can blame you.
What cartoon animals do you find attractive?